John sees the Harlot drinking the blood of the saints, and he was fascinated, struck with wonder. The Angel rebukes John for his admiration of this woman of religious apostasy.

The Beast was. He once held a place of prominence amongst mankind and was worshipped as a god.

The Beast now is not. He was punished by Yahweh, exiled to the Abyss. He is no longer worshipped as the god Chemosh.

The Beast is now about to now come up out of the Abyss and now go to destruction. His release is imminent, and his doom is certain. This Beast, whose name is Destruction or Destroyer, will wreak destruction but he too is marked for destruction.The Vessels of Wrath who have been prepared for Destruction (for the Beast) and who have chosen Destruction, whose names are not written in the lamb’s book of life, will in the future be struck with wonder at the Beast when in the future he chooses to come.

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